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Cover illustration by Syd Mills
From Cleo: Just look at it! It’s gorgeous. And it fits the book perfectly – a moody, sexy Sapphic UF romance between an ex-demon hunter with angelic blood and the demon sent to seduce and destroy her.
Sarah: jaw hanging open.
Amanda: It gives me renaissance painting vibes.
Cover art and design by Katie Anderson
Sarah: Hits a LOT of the trends Amanda and I talked about early this year: Filigree! Stuff in the borders! Silhouettes!
AND it’s pretty!
The description reminds me of some of the parts of Ladyhawke:
Escape this life and dive into a world of magic, romance, and destiny. Longing to be together, but torn apart by fate, exes Ward and Camille work opposite shifts helping their immortal clientele. While only able to communicate with each other for a few minutes every day, before dawn, the longing they feel incites a determination to do what they must to be together. Caught in the middle of a war between the gods, Ward and Camille must risk everything for a chance at the love of a lifetime.
Amanda: Weirdly I get Ladyhawke and Legend confused, both of which coincidentally came out in 1985.
Sarah: My goodness. Feeling. Her. Self. Also fanning my self.
Amanda: Her covers are always so good and feel tailored to their stories, rather than just always doing similar style after similar style.
Elyse: I immediately want to know everything about this woman.
Amanda: The design and palette remind me a lot of the Alexis Daria books! (Not the same artist though; I checked!)
Tara: That pop of yellow is really stunning and the characters are so beautifully done.
Sarah: Gorgeous sky and I love the textures too. And her dress!
These are lovely! THE FALL THAT SAVED US immediately made me think of Nalini Singh’s ARCHANGEL’S LIGHT cover, which has a very similar composition.
Agree with @Sara on the dress in WHEN I THINK OF YOU. I wonder if the artist was at all inspired by the famous green dress Keira Knightly wore in Atonement. The color and the neckline are just so similar.
Oh hey, I’d almost forgotten that I submitted the first cover. It really is stunning. It definitely reminds me of both the Sistine Chapel and the Nalini Singh cover.
When I Think of You is another example of illustrated covers done well. The textures are great.
I actually have The Seven Veils of Salome, not that I’ve read it yet, because my TBR is TRASH CITY. That said, it sounded great, and even if it didn’t sound good, that cover is designed to entice you into buying it.
I just finished The Seven Veils of Salome! Really loved it and highly recommend.